The Moss Vale Buskers Battle was recently held over the weekend of March 17 and 18. The event was put on by volunteers of the not for profit Moss Vale & Rural Chambers of Commerce (MVRCC). It was a free community event staged predominately at Leighton Gardens with the assistance of Wingecarribee Shire Council. The […]
On Saturday March 17, Moss Vale will be buzzing with music from the 12 finalists in this year’s Buskers Battle. Join the Buskers Trail, winding down the main street and into Kirkham and Clarence Streets. The buskers will be playing to win your votes in the People’s Choice Award of $2000. Additionally, there will be […]
Hosted by Bundanoon and Moss Vale community gardens as their annual fundraiser, Grow Cook Eat Festival is an annual celebration of local food and wine, and food growing. Held on or around the March equinox, and modelled on the village fete of old, this event features well-known speakers in a Talks Tent program, hands on […]
This month we hear from Reeti Gupta, Business Manager from St Maur Estate Wines a boutique family owned winery in Sutton Forest. Tell us a little bit about St Maur Wines? St Maur is a boutique family owned winery producing small batch, handcrafted cool climate wines. Established in 1998, St Maur’s philosophy is making luxury […]
Our skills subcommittee is headed by Stephen Lowe from the University of Wollongong and Lyn Watson of Highlands Recruitment. At their last meeting, it was identified that one of the core needs of our members is adult re-education and hospitality training. In response to this we have reached out to a new hospitality training company […]
Once again, we have achieved significant media coverage for our members and the Southern Highlands Food and Wine Clusters. We are well supported by local media and as part of SHFWC membership, members also have access to PR support at the launch of each cluster. Below are some highlights for your reading pleasure! A Complete […]
We’ve been working with the newly established Retail Alliance (RA). Valuable insights have been gained from Susie Anderson and Genevieve & Simon from Mossy and Anna and Ursula of Made by Others Moss Vale Chamber has been working towards buying Christmas decorations and having them installed in addition to the council banners Working with RA […]
Earlier in the year Chamber Vice President, Bronwyn and I did a walk-through of the Moss Vale shopping precinct to talk to members about what they wanted the Chamber to assist them with. The feedback indicated that there was a need for a Moss Vale Retail Alliance within the Chamber and so over the last […]
Last month our Busker’s Festival Committee met for the first time to get the ball rolling well in advance. This will be the third year we’ve managed the event and the second in its current format of across two days. On the first day Buskers take to the streets and stake out a corner in […]
As this is the last newsletter for 2017 I thought I would share with you some of the initiatives as a Chamber we plan to work on in 2018. As mentioned earlier we plan to expand the retail activation plan we are currently developing with the Moss Vale Retail Alliance. We are continuing to grow […]
